"Haha, Divine Firmament Great Emperor, long time no see."
The four Great Emperors surrounded the Divine Firmament Great Emperor.
"Truly..."
The Divine Firmament Great Emperor was speechless and sighed, "If I had known you would come, would I not have prepared?"
Great Emperors emerged from all directions.
Qingxiao and the others were all present.
And just after they emerged, outside the Divine Firmament Domain... four more people appeared.
Four people, three men and one woman.
"Heh heh."
The woman at the head wore a smile.
Her appearance was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but she was an ancient being who had lived for nearly a million years.
"Lightning Domain, it's been a while."
The woman smiled and strode into the Divine Firmament Domain.
Behind her, three men followed.
"Eighth Order?"
The appearance of these individuals caused the powerhouses of Sword Domain and Crimson Sun Domain to look grave.
Because the woman leading them was an Eighth Order Great Emperor.
She did not conceal her aura, and neither did the three men behind her.
*Swish.*
The Mist Sword Great Emperor from Sword Domain looked at the Divine Firmament Great Emperor.
A hint of icy coldness flashed in his eyes: "You actually... dared to bring in outside domain powerhouses."
"What!"
As Mist Sword spoke, the others immediately erupted in an uproar.
Looking at the four approaching figures, their pupils contracted: "Powerhouses from outside the Lightning Domain?"
These people had never left the Lightning Domain before.
They were unclear about matters outside the domain.
Because the Heavenly Pillar blocked them, it was difficult for those inside to get out, and even harder for those outside to come in.
However, once one reached the Great Emperor realm, there were ways to get out.
It was harder for outsiders to enter the Lightning Domain than to leave, as they would face even more violent lightning strikes.
But with someone to meet them, it was different.
Clearly, these people had been brought in by the Divine Firmament Great Emperor.
"Alas."
The Divine Firmament Great Emperor sighed, "If you hadn't forced me, would I have done this?"
Bringing in outsiders naturally meant bearing the risk of inviting wolves into the sheepfold.
It was easy to invite gods, but difficult to send them away.
But the Divine Firmament Great Emperor had to do it, otherwise, the Divine Firmament Domain would be in trouble.
Self-preservation.
He did not want the Divine Firmament Domain to be the first Eighth Order Great World to be annihilated, so he could only act this way.
"Hmph."
The Mist Sword Great Emperor's expression was cold, "This is not a reason for you to bring in these foreign ruffians."
"Matters of the Lightning Domain are internal affairs, handled behind closed doors. You bringing in outsiders makes you a traitor."
"No more words are needed."
The Divine Firmament Great Emperor clearly did not care about being called a traitor.
Once a person dies, nothing remains.
The longer one lived, the less they wished to die.
This was true for the Divine Firmament Great Emperor, and for the other Great Emperors as well.
"Are you still going to attack?" the Divine Firmament Great Emperor asked.
"..."
Mist Sword and the others hesitated.
The appearance of an Eighth Order Great Emperor had disrupted all their plans.
If they attacked now, their chances of winning were slim.
The Mist Sword Great Emperor did not answer but looked at the woman Great Emperor from the outside domain and said solemnly, "May I ask which Ninth Order Domain this fellow Daoist comes from?"
Ninth Order, that was the true domain.
The Divine Firmament, Crimson Sun, Dragon Phoenix, and Sword Domains, along with the four central domains, formed the Ninth Order Lightning Domain, the complete Lightning Domain.
This woman had clearly come from a Dao Domain of the same level as the Lightning Domain.
The woman Great Emperor smiled, "Having been neighbors for a million years, you all must know, right?"
"... The Great Bright Domain."
The closest to the Lightning Domain was the Great Bright Domain, also a Ninth Order Dao Domain.
The woman Great Emperor nodded slightly, acknowledging Mist Sword's guess.
Then she smiled, "I am the Frost Great Emperor. This is my first time entering the Lightning Domain, and I hope all fellow Daoists will take care of me."
Her words were polite, but the Frost Great Emperor's tone held no hint of asking for favors.
Every move of the Frost Great Emperor carried unparalleled dominance.
"Go."
The Mist Sword Great Emperor chose to withdraw.
Two Eighth Order Great Emperors, plus seven or eight Seventh Order Great Emperors, they had no chance of victory with their ten people.
Unfortunately, though they wished to leave, someone else did not want them to.
"Divine Firmament."
The Divine Firmament Great Emperor directly summoned the power of his Great Dao Universe.
The Great Dao enveloped them, Eighth Order power surged through heaven and earth, and his divine fist slammed towards the ten people: "You come when you want, and you leave when you want? Do you think my Divine Firmament Domain is empty?"
*Boom.*
A punch carrying the Eighth Order Great Dao Universe.
This punch was immensely powerful.
"You dare."
Mist Sword's face turned grim, and he immediately attacked.
Boundless mist spread out, and the Mist Sword Great Emperor attacked, pulling a mist sword from the swirling clouds.
"Attack."
The four people beside him attacked simultaneously.
Five swords, infinitely sharp.
*Boom.*
The Divine Firmament Great Emperor's fist was shattered by the five divine swords.
"Kill."
The Qingxiao Great Emperor and the others naturally would not just watch the Divine Firmament Great Emperor attack alone.
Three Seventh Order Great Emperors immediately charged forward.
On the other side, the five Seventh Order Great Emperors from the Crimson Sun Domain turned and fled: "Run..."
They had no intention of rescuing the people from the Sword Domain.
"Heh heh."
The Frost Great Emperor's laughter was filled with endless seductiveness.
Her laughter echoed through heaven and earth, and wherever her laughter reached, the power of frost was omnipresent.
Space was frozen.
The five Great Emperors from the Crimson Sun Domain were stopped.
The Frost Great Emperor attacked; this was a true Eighth Order Great Emperor.
Behind her, three Seventh Order Great Emperors from the outer domain attacked with sinister smiles.
*Boom.*
Outside the Divine Firmament Domain, a great battle erupted.
A battle that originated from destruction, alarming the entire Chaos.
Crimson Sun Domain, Sword Domain... even the distant Dragon Phoenix Domain sensed it.
The Dragon King stood at the apex of the sky above the Dragon Phoenix Domain, a smile on his face: "Interesting."
This outcome was unexpected for him.
Outside domain powerhouses had entered the Lightning Domain.
The next moment, the Dragon King's voice echoed throughout the Dragon Phoenix Domain: "Phoenix Lord, heed my command..."
*Screech.*
The Undying Fire surged into the sky.
A colossal phoenix with gaping fissures flew out from the Phoenix Realm: "Phoenix Lord is here."
"Order the Phoenix Lord to lead the Qilin Great Emperor, the Celestial Python Great Emperor, the Di Ting Great Emperor... six Seventh Order Great Emperors, along with fifty Heavenly Emperors and three thousand Imperial Lords, to proceed to the border of the Crimson Sun Domain and await orders."
"Yes."
The Phoenix Lord received the command and soared into the sky.
All the Great Emperors named by the Dragon King also shot into the sky.
They were Chaotic Beasts.
Unlike humans, when Chaotic Beasts transformed into their true forms, their physical bodies truly blotted out the sun, and a massive army roared out of the Dragon Phoenix Domain, heading towards the Crimson Sun Domain.
The Dragon King's voice sounded again: "Taotie Great Emperor, heed my command..."
"Here."
A colossal top-tier Seventh Order Great Emperor, a Seventh Order Taotie, soared into the sky.
"Order the Taotie Great Emperor to lead the Celestial Dog Great Emperor, the Chaos Great Emperor, the Golden Crow Great Emperor... and other six Seventh Order Great Emperors, along with fifty Heavenly Emperors and three thousand Imperial Lords, to proceed to the border of the Sword Domain and await orders."
"Yes."
Majestic figures soared into the sky one after another.
The Dragon Phoenix Domain dispatched troops.
Originally, the Dragon Phoenix Domain did not have so many Seventh Order Great Emperors. With forces divided into two, a total of fourteen Great Emperors were sent out.
And besides the Dragon King, the Dragon Phoenix Domain had other Great Emperors guarding it.
The last raid on the Divine Firmament Domain had provided the Dragon Phoenix Domain with a tremendous opportunity.
They had gained nearly ten more Great Emperors.
This was the fortune gained after plundering an Eighth Order Great World.
"Heh."
Beside the Dragon King, a Great Emperor-level Chaotic Beast, appearing like mist, emerged: "This time, the Sword Domain and the Crimson Sun Domain are going to suffer a great fall."
Its words were filled with schadenfreude.